DATE: December 3, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Water Utilities Department
TITLE: SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH DON PETERSON CONTRACTING INC. FOR ANNUAL REPAIR AND SERVICE OF CITY SEWER SYSTEM
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Service Agreement with Don Peterson Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $125,000 per year for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27, for a total contract amount not to exceed $250,000, for the repair and servicing of City sewer systems; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Buena Vista Lift Station has been undergoing necessary phases of repair. Don Peterson Contracting, Inc. performed the repairs and upgrades of the newer part of the station and is very knowledgeable with the functions of the station. The older section serves as a backup and redundant station when repairs and maintenance need to be performed on the new one. This older section needs to be rehabilitated, and Staff is recommending Don Peterson Contracting, Inc. to perform the work.
Don Peterson Contracting, Inc. has provided on-call pump and piping services to the City's Water Utilities Department for several years. Don Peterson Contracting, Inc. is uniquely qualified to assist the Department due to the contractor's knowledge of the City's sewer systems, the pumps and pipes within those systems, and Contractor has the special skill and knowledge in the field of industrial mechanical, engine and gear repair.
In 2023, the City of Huntington Beach awarded a Service Agreement to Don Peterson Contracting, Inc. for the repair and servicing of industrial mechanical, engine and gear repair (Attachment 2). That agreement had a public agency clause, and the Oceanside City Code, Section 28A.24(b) permits cooperative purchasing agreements, or "piggybacking" of contracts. Staff recommends awarding this agreement based on the Service Agreement awarded by Huntington Beac...
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